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Prisoner dies at Waikeria Prison
Police are investigating the death of a prisoner at Waikeria Prison near Te Awamutu last night.
![<i>Cullens</i>, Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Cullens</i>, Hamilton
Fine dining is found to exist in a place popularly called 'the Tron'.
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Kawhia: Walk, don't run
Drive down SH39 from Ngaruawahia to Otorohanga and you'll pass a prominent sign pointing to a small, relatively unknown coastal settlement called Kawhia.
![Rochelle Crewe: I won't give up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rochelle Crewe: I won't give up
Rochelle Crewe says she will not give up her quest to bring to justice the killer of her parents.
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Cricket: Top order problems again but NZ fight back
A new coach, a new year, but some old problems for New Zealand to address after the top-order failed on day one of the first cricket test against Pakistan at Seddon Park here today.
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Man tries to burn campervan pair
The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...
![AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
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Police seek witnesses to stabbing
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man and a woman walking away after a man was stabbed in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula on New Year's Day to come forward.
![Fall likely cause of teen's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fall likely cause of teen's death
A post-mortem on teenager Cem Erbay, who went missing in the Coromandel early on New Year's Day, has found his death was not suspicious and he most likely died as a result of a fall.
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Body found floating in Waikato River
Police believe they have found the body of a man who has been missing since he leaped from a bridge in Hamilton last Thursday.
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Holiday road toll climbs to 10
The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.
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Motorbike crash brings toll to nine
The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.
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Violent offender on run after victim assaults police
A woman who was allegedly violently assaulted by her partner attacked police officers who came to help her in Hamilton this morning, allowing her partner to get away.
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Two fighting for lives after crash
Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.
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Man stabbed in Whitianga
A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.
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Delays expected at popular holiday spots
Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.